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Ruth Bryan Owen

Date

ca. 1930

Artist

Nell Koons Dorr

Dimensions

8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

2009.210.002

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gift of Mrs. Ruth Hanold Crane

Object Details

Daughter of former Member and three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan, Ruth Bryan Owen was elected to the House in 1928. Known for her strenuous campaigning and devotion to her Florida constituents, Owen was the first woman appointed to the Foreign Affairs Committee.